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The Way That I Feel

SongwriterFred Hellerman
(writing as Fred Brooks)
Year Written1961

About This Song

Fred Hillerman, writing as Fred Brooks, wrote “The Way That I Feel” in 1961. The song’s first recording was by Nat King Cole in 1961.

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This is the way that I do feel
I feel it everywhere I go
I feel just like an engine
That lost its driving wheel

I’m feeling down as a man can feel
Since she said that she don’t want me hangin’ round
Feel like a tin can just a rusting way out on the dumpin’ ground
It sure is hard to stumble down when you ain’t got no place to fall
Seems like in this whole world I ain’t got no place at all

I’m feeling like a stranger here
I feel like a stranger everywhere
Feel like I like to go back home
But I’m a stranger there

I’ve tried and tried
To go my way and leave the worried past behind
But every time the sun goes down
That woman stays on my mind

Recordings

1963

Tony Bennett recorded “The Way That I Feel” on April 26, 1963. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement and conducted orchestra.

CO 78297

Release History

1963Columbia LP 12″: CS 8856 — This Is All I Ask
1963Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2056 — This Is All I Ask
2005Columbia CD: CK 66504 — I Wanna Be Around
2011Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 27 — This Is All I Ask

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